Grata Italian Eatery

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   Jennifer

   San Francisco

   61 reviews

   vip
   2.0

   61 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 1

   Really wanted to like this place, as we'd recently been told by a few people how much they enjoyed it. We had early reservations & the place was not yet busy, only had a few tables occupied, so we were expecting a GOOD table. The 1st section you walk in to is cute and has some banquette seating--plenty were open, but we were walked right on by. The "2nd" area had more of the same & at least one was set up as a two-top--I thought we'd be sat there, but no, we were walked right on by. The "3rd" area was basically a back corner with 4 tables -- 2 two-tops, & 2 four-tops shoved into a weird "hard" corner devoid of any interest except for a neon "mangia" sign & a few small "rope-type" wall hangings. (The "4th" seating area is the outdoor patio which looks cute.) Word of warning, if they try to seat you in this corner, ask to be sat elsewhere. It is LOUD, sound bounces off all the hard surfaces--wood tables, concrete floors, walls, & the high ceilings. We could literally hear every single word that the 2 people at the table behind us said, & the 2 people at the table across from us said. This was uncomfortable & off-putting. If making reservations, ask to sit at a booth! SUGGESTION FOR MANAGMENT-- to help absorb/mitigate sound -- put some industrial floor runners on the floors back here. Put on some padded, removable, (washable) chair seat & back cushions. Maybe a big plant in the back corner (there's room). Maybe some decorative tapestries on the walls. Tablecloths (covered with butcher paper). All these will help absorb sound. (Also, make sure to check the flower arrangements on the tables, our cute little arrangement had a drooping dead rose & it just added insult to the already bad seating.) We had: Butternut squash soup -- a seasonal item, so is not always on the menu. It was good. Goat cheese & ricotta ravioli ~ Duncan's wild mushrooms, truffled marsala cream sauce, pea shoots. It was good. Lasagna -- it was pretty basic & just OK.
   

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   Mitchell

   San Francisco

   20 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   20 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   All dishes were delicious, and beautifully presented. The frito misto was a great way to start. Unfortunately they ran out of clams so only one of our party was able to enjoy the spicy clams with linguine. Our server, Katie, was delightful!
   

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   Bianca Elena

   San Francisco

   4 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on November 11, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Absolutely delicious Italian food! The Cacio E Pepe Pasta was very filling! My boyfriend ordered the Lobster special. We had a lovely date night thanks to the lovely attentive staff. Even though it was crowded, we felt taken care of! Was my first time trying after I’d heard great things from coworkers, will absolutely be returning!
   

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   Lisa

   Los Angeles

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on November 10, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 2

   Our server was amazing and helpful with our order and made sure she mentioned that it was our anniversary. Was understanding when we unfortunately chose to return one our plates. Was consistently checking on us. She was always polite and respectful.
   

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   Robbie

   San Francisco

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on October 27, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   We love dining at Grata! We booked last minute they got us right in and our server was super friendly. She was very busy and did not miss a beat.
   

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   CJ

   Tahoe

   4 reviews

   4.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on October 26, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Katie gave outstanding service! Great food and cocktails. Scaffolding all over the patio detracted from the experience, but that’s temporary.
   

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   Terry

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 25, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   My first time at Grata. Party of 4 before going to see a play at WHS. All 4 of us started with salads which were excellent. Two of us ordered entrees and two of us ordered from the Happy Hour menu. Personally, I enjoyed the mushrooms in which my ravioli were swimming.
   

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   Kelly

   San Francisco

   7 reviews

   4.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on October 23, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Excellent service in the bar area. Wedge salad and meatballs were excellent. Some of the rest okay.
   

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   Brett

   NRW

   17 reviews

   4.0

   17 reviews

   Dined on October 20, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Maybe had too high of expectations but it was not as good as I was hoping. We sat next to the kitchen and the other option was by the front door. Food was just ok for the price.
   

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    Sandy

    New York City

    20 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on October 17, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    Great time and food, good portion sizes and fabulous calamari.
    

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